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COMENIUS PROJECT
‘The image of the other’
Preilu 1. pamatskola
SURVEY
Living in a multicultural society
Overcoming stereotypes and cultural biases
Sex F 56 M 44Taboos:
Should you spit in public?
69%
22%
3% 6%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Taboos
Is swearing (badly) in public acceptable?
32%
55%
4% 9%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Taboos
Is smoking in public places acceptable?
74%
22%
3%
1%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Taboos
If someone does something socially unacceptable, should you comment on it?
24%
64%
5% 7%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Taboos
Is it accepted in your country to ask somebody how much they earn?
35%
46%
2%
17%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Taboos
Is it accepted in your country to ask a woman about her age?
70%
20%
4% 6%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Taboos
Do you talk about sex with your parents?
55%39%
4% 2%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Respect and authorities
Should you give up your seat to those plder than you?
3%
36%
56%
5%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Respect and authorities
Do you support the church as an authority?
16%
58%
19%
7%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Respect and authorities
Do you respect your teachers?
0%
32%
61%
7%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Respect and authorities
Is it necessary to help other people in public (e.g. mothers with prams or elderly people)?
2%
64%
22%
12%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Respect and authorities
Do you follow school rules?
5%
71%
17%7%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Respect and authorities
Do you cheat?
3%
71%
10%
16%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Respect and authorities
Do you play truant?
34%
46%
2%
18%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Respect and authorities
When you go out with friends, you take
44%
26%
5%
25%
fruit juice water beer alcoholic drink
Relationship between men and women
Do men usually let women first (in public transport, doors, seats)?
1%
32%
13%
54%
Never Occasionally Always It depends on a men
Relationship between men and women
During arguments, how do men behave?
0%
35%
47%
18%
Apologize first,even if they are right Stay stubborn
Apologize only if they are wrong Do not make a big deal of it
Relationship between men and women
During arguments, how do women behave?
24%
23%4%
49%
Shout and scream and cry Stay stubborn
Apologize, even if they are right Apologize only if they are wrong
Relationship between men and women
Are men affectionate to women (buy gifts, tell complimats, nice words)?
1%25%
29%
45%
Never ever Only when there is an occasion
Often, with no particular reason Sometimes
Relationship between men and women
Are women considered as those who should only stay at home, tidying and cooking?
1%
27%
72%
0%
Same as hundreds years ago, they still are
They work more at home than autdoors
They share duties with men, egually
Not at all; it is became a male work!
Family life
Who is the one who does most of housework in your family?
59%
4%12%
25%
Mother Father You and / or your siblings You all share equally
Family life
Do you help at home?
0%
54%39%
7%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Family life
do you usually eat meals with your family?
4%
50%40%
6%
Yes, always
Sometimes; everyone has something to do at different times
Rarely
Never
Family life
Who is boss in your family?
38%
30%
25%
7%
Mother Father Parents No one
Family life
Do you speak with your parents about your problems?
25%
54%
7%
14%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Family life
Where do most people in your country live?
76%
0%
6%18%
Apartments on estates of blocks Apartments in the ancient building
Houses in the outskirts of cities Houses in the countryside
Religion, festivals, celebrations, customs
Are you a religious person?
0%
68%
29%
3%
Yes, I am a believing and practicing person, I go to church every Sunday
Yes, I believe in God but I do not go to church on a regular basis
Yes, I believe in God but I am not practicing person, Igot disillusioned Withchurch,s hypocrisy and I believe it is important to behave in a decent way in reallife
No, I am an atheist
Religion, festivals, celebrations, customs
What is the role of religion in your life?
5%
61%
30%
4%
It is very important It is important
It is somewhwre in the background I do not care about it
Religion, festivals, celebrations, customs
Do you think that people these days care less and less about following traditional customs and
religion?
38%
16%
37%
9%
Yes, both customs and religion Yes, especially religion
Yes, especially customs No, not really
Religion, festivals, celebrations, customs
Do you celebrate Christmas in a traditional way?
52%
23%
13%12%
Yes, we sit to a traditional meal by a Christmas tree, sing carols, give eachother gifts and go to church at midnight
Yes, we sit to a traditional meal by a Christmas tree and give each other gifts
Yes and no, we do have special meal but we are not concerned too much aboutthe trafition
No, we do not celebrate at all Christmas
Religion, festivals, celebrations, customs
How do you spend Easter?
23%
3%
37%
14%
23%
Give gifts of chocolate aggs and bunny rabbits
Send/ give postcards with Easter wishes
Go to church
Do nothing special
Eat a special meal
Greetings
How do greet a friend?
23%
5%
0%57%
15%
a kiss on the cheek a kiss on each cheek three kisses say hello other
Greetings
How do you greet a person who is not a friend?
92%
0% 8% 0%
say hello with a hug with a handshake with a kiss
Greetings
When you speak to someone, move your hands, speak loudly and touch the person on the arm?
5%
61%8%
26%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Greetings
When you talk to someone, do you look at them?
2%
19%
79%
0%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Greetings
Do you ever nod to say yes?
0%
59%27%
14%
Never Sometimes Always Rarely
Conclusions Most students say that they never spit in
public, so they are very polite. Students at age of 15-18 are sometimes
swearing in public, but there are also students who never do that.
In Latvia students do not accept smoking in public and they can also comment when someone is doing something that is not acceptable.
In Latvia it is not important to know how much somebody earns.
In Latvia it is not acceptable to ask women about their age.
Conclusions Most of students do not talk with their parents
about sex. Students in Latvia think that they should give seat
to older people. Sometimes students support church as an
authority. Most of students follow school rules, but not always. Most of students in Latvia have sometimes cheated
and played truant. When Latvian students go out with friends, they
take juice or water, but ¼ of them also takes alcoholic drinks.
Conclusions In Latvia men do not always let women first, it depends
on men. Most of students think that men apologize only if they
are wrong and women also do the same. Men in Latvia are very nice, they buy women gifts with
no particular reason. In Latvia men and women share duties equally. In Latvia most of housework does mother, but there are
also many families where duties are shared. In Latvia there is no one who doesn’t help at home,
everyone sometimes helps. It is difficult in Latvia to eat meals with family because
people are very busy.
Conclusions In most of families the boss is mother, but in some
families- it is father or both parents. Students trust their parents and sometimes talk with
them about problems. Most people in our country live in apartments on estates
of blocks. Most people go to church every Sunday, but there is
also someone who is an atheist. Religion is important for 57 students, but there are also
people to whom religion is in background or they don’t care.
Almost everyone says that nowadays people less and less care about religion and old customs.
Conclusions Most students at Christmas have a Christmas tree and
gifts, but there are also families that do not celebrate Christmas.
At Easter most students go to church. In Latvia when people meet a friend they used to say
hello or kiss on cheek. To person who is not a friend in Latvia students also say
hello. Sometimes students when they talk use different
gestures. Students always look at person with who they talk. Students sometimes nod to say yes. Latvians are an interesting nation.